Study on drug utilization pattern of antibiotics among dermatology in-patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Karaikal, Puducherry.
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2014-11
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Background: Skin diseases of microbial etiology are caused by bacteria, fungi,
viruses and ectoparasites of which bacterial infections are most common than others.
Although many bacteria reside on skin, they are unable to establish infection because
of the natural defense mechanisms. Most of the bacterial infections are caused by
Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. Antibiotic resistance among the micro-organisms
is developing due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics and irrational prescription of
drugs. Periodic study on drug utilization research and analysis of prescription pattern
of antibiotics followed in recent past will guide physicians to prescribe the antibiotics
judicially and with a rational approach.
Methods: A prospective analysis of 291 in-patients admitted in the Department of
Dermatology, Karaikal, over a period of 1-year (January 2013-December 2013)
was carried out to analyze the usage of antibiotics through various routes to treat
infections associated with dermatological disorders.
Results: Among the study population, 60.48% were male and 39.51% were female.
We found that out of 29 diseases observed, most common skin disease diagnosed was
psoriasis (24.82%), followed by eczema (24.82%). The average number of drugs per
prescription was 6.37±2.06. Oral antibiotics were mostly prescribed than parenteral
and topical formulations among the study population. Among the oral antibiotics,
amoxicillin with clavulanic acid (29.6%) was widely prescribed. In the context of
parenteral formulations, cefotaxime (38.92%) was majorly prescribed. Among the
topical antibiotics, mupirocin (60.71%) was mostly used.
Conclusion: Our study provided an idea about the prevalence of dermatological
disorders in a coastal area of Karaikal, Puducherry, the drug utilization strategy of
antibiotics, the rationality behind usage and has given useful suggestions to achieve
treatment success through judicious use of antibiotics.
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Drug utilization research, Bacterial infections, Antibiotics, Dermatology inpatients and prescription analysis
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Divyashanthi C M, Nandhini A, Kumar S Adithiya. Study on drug utilization pattern of antibiotics among dermatology in-patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Karaikal, Puducherry. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2014 Nov-Dec; 3(6): 1072-1077.